Police: Poughkeepsie man attacked with knife

City police are trying to identify a person who attacked a man with a knife Saturday afternoon on Gifford Avenue, according to a news release.

Police said a 32-year-old city resident told responding officers he was cut on the face by a light-skinned black male in the area of 33 Gifford Ave. The victim told police the man exited an "older" model Nissan with tinted rear windows. He said he did not know why he was attacked.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call city police at 845-451-7577.

The victim told police his attacker had a young female in the car with him. Police said the victim estimated the female was 3 years old.

The victim was taken to Mid-Hudson Regional hospital where he was treated for "traumatic blood loss," police said. He was taken to the operating room, where the bleeding was controlled, according to police.